O Leochain noted that he did not have a blueprint for the design of the hive, which now houses 30,000 bees, and just compared measurements to a natural beehive.

Another intriguing aspect about the hive is that no glue was used to fuse the pieces together, but O Leochain had reason not to fret over the longevity of his creation.

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“What the bees will do, given enough time, is they will propolis the whole thing,” O Leochain explained. “Propolis is a kind of glue that the bees get from trees, and with any gaps in a beehive, with any wind or air getting through, they will basically put their glue in between to seal it up.”